Honky Château
| Elton John
Honky Château
Honky Château is the fifth studio album by English musician Elton John. It was released in 1972, and was titled after the 18th century French chateau where it was recorded, Château d’Hérouville. The album reached number one in the US, the first of seven consecutive US number one albums for Elton John. -Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
Honky Château is ultimately a solid work with enough happening to keep someone listening for weeks trying to absorb everything on it.
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Classic Rock Review
Honky Château is a bit lighter than its immediate predecessor Madman Across the Water and features an eclectic mix of ballads, rockers, blues, and country-rock.
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All Music
What makes Honky Chateau a classic is the songcraft, and the way John ties disparate strands of roots music into distinctive and idiosyncratic pop -- it's one of the finest collections of mainstream singer/songwriter pop of the early '70s.
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BBC
The singer finds the balance between camp pop-rock and gushing ballads.
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Sputnik Music
"Honky Chateau" is a great work full of upbeat rock, boogie, funk, gospel, and folk songs with some slower, more mellow ones as well.
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Subjective Sounds
Honky Château is a compelling album that I can easily listen to for hours.
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Millheiser
The album is almost entirely enchanting and enjoyable, with only the average Salvation a step below its brethren.
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Vinyl Reviews
Drummer Nigel Olsson, bassist Dee Murray, and guitarist Davey Johnstone comprise an all-star team of session aces who never seem to break a sweat while amassing an astonishingly broad canvas for John’s compositions.
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Rolling Stone
This was the transformation of Elton from a gentle singer/songwriter into a legit rock star.
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Keno
Overall, this album is one Elton's finest. His string of albums of in the 70's were all excellent.
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U Discover Music
Elton John set out to “shock a few people” with Honky Château. Recorded in just two weeks, it upped his game and included the classic Rocket Man.
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Classic Rock Review
The peak of Elton’s creativity.
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AZ Central
A John/Taupin standard.
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Paragraph Album Reviews
Elton John and Bernie Taupin at their absolute finest.
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